Fabrication of piezoelectric polymer multilayers on flexible substrates for energy harvesting

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Oh, Sharon Rosyln ^a   Wong, Ting Chong ^a   Tan, Chin Yaw ^a   Yao, Kui ^a   Tay, Francis Eng Hock ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

energy harvesting; multilayer; P(VDF TrFE); piezoelectric; polymers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; MULTILAYER CONFIGURATION; PIEZOELECTRIC; PIEZOELECTRIC CANTILEVERS; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMERS; PVDF-TRFE;

ALUMINUM; COATINGS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRODES; ENERGY HARVESTING; FABRICATION; FILM PREPARATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYMERS; SUBSTRATES;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 84891393786     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/23/1/015013     Document Type: Article

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